Standalone, PC-based Solution Mobilizes High Definition Video Communications, Enabling Users to Collaborate from Anywhere in the World.

LifeSize is excited to announce LifeSize® Desktop video software. This new PC-based desktop video application further differentiates LifeSize as the market leader in HD video and will be generally available in Q3 2009.

LifeSize Desktop works with off-the-shelf web cams and is performance-optimized for today’s PC’s, allowing knowledge workers to stay connected to their colleagues, customers, or partners from virtually anywhere in the world. Remote users can easily connect and communicate with high quality video at any bandwidth, over the corporate VPN, or through LifeSize Transit, for secure NAT/Firewall traversal.

LifeSize® Desktop™ delivers:

• HD Video and Audio: Clear 720p30 receive @ 1Mbps with advanced wideband audio.
• 16:9 Layout: Send and receive video in widescreen format to fit with your HD room systems.
• Ease of use: Intuitive and familiar user interface.
• CPU Efficient: Low CPU utilization enables HD video communications even with multiple applications running.
• Asynchronous Bandwidth: Separately configurable to ensure the best video quality.
• Simple Deployment: Installation takes minutes, no central server or infrastructure required

LifeSize pioneered HD video communications to enable remote communications as naturally as in-person meetings, and the availability of LifeSize Desktop provides an ideal solution to extend video communications to the individual, often mobile user. LifeSize Desktop delivers HD video decode at 720p, 30 frames per second, in full 16:9 format, as well as HD audio with echo cancellation for productive collaboration. Designed for performance and efficiency, LifeSize Desktop’s low CPU utilization enables HD video calls even with multiple concurrent applications running on the PC. Remote users can easily connect and receive high quality video at any bandwidth, over the corporate VPN or through LifeSize Transit, for secure NAT/Firewall traversal.

Unlike competing solutions, LifeSize Desktop is a standalone software client. The intuitive, easy-to-use interface provides a common LifeSize user experience from the desktop to the conference room. Simple to deploy and easy to use, the application is standards-based and interoperable with other SIP-based desktop or room-based video communications systems.

“Customers have asked for a powerful and easy-to-use desktop video communications system that allows them to extend the investment in their LifeSize Conference, Room, Team or Express systems,” said Craig Malloy, CEO and founder, LifeSize Communications. “With LifeSize Desktop, we’re giving customers the ability to connect everyone within their organization to the rich communications and collaboration experience of a LifeSize enterprise deployment, including mobile users who are often most at risk for becoming disconnected from their co-workers.”

With LifeSize Desktop installed on their PC, knowledge workers can stay virtually connected even when they are away from their primary office environment. For example, organizations can deploy a LifeSize Room 200 or Team 200 system with integrated multipoint in their conference room, and meet face-to-face with team members who may be traveling or in remote locations. LifeSize Desktop users can participate in the meeting as any other video system, enabling collaboration in high definition.

LifeSize Desktop joins the LifeSize family of high definition video communications solutions, including HD video systems spanning telepresence to personal video communications. LifeSize was the first company to deliver FullHD video, and LifeSize HD video continues to deliver unmatched price/performance, allowing more organizations to benefit from the power of communicating in high definition.